Question

Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如画的) countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to ___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.

Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying no attention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look at which might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I saw colours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. The rain mists (薄雾) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to ___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the ___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.

It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. It helped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances and conditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mend and often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with courage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me that danger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in the last analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.

1.                A．ask            B．relate          C．understand    D．call

2.                A．easy           B．likely           C．impossible D．comfortable

3.                A．before         B．after           C．as   D．while

4.                                  A．in front of B．on account of

C．for the sake of                     D．atthe convenience of

5.                A．therefore       B．consequently    C．accordingly    D．otherwise

6.                A．puzzle          B．appreciation     C．wisdom   D．shock

7.                A．crowned        B．covered        C．swept    D．floated

8.                A．enjoy          B．embrace        C．surround D．escape

9.                A．resources       B．sources         C．causes   D．courses

10.               A．distance        B．help           C．range     D．comprehension

11.               A．requesting      B．waiting         C．attempting D．expecting

12.               A．meet          B．avoid          C．decline    D．change

13.               A．happiness       B．joy            C．disappointment D．surprise

14.               A．failure         B．victory         C．relief D．decision

15.               A．if             B．though         C．until  D．unless

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者骑车去郊游结果遇到了天气的变化，看到自己所在的地方乌云密布，而那边却是艳阳高照，于是决定拼命地快骑，赶到那边的天空，把自己累的筋疲力尽，却怎么也没有云彩跑得快，于是自己悟出了一个道理。暴风雨不会永不停息，任何不适也并非难以容忍。只要勇敢地面对困难、失望而不沮丧，成功而不骄傲，那我们的人生之战便取得了一半的胜利。

1.考查动词及上下文的呼应。ask问； relate叙述，涉及； understand理解； call打电话。strange to relate说来奇怪，是固定短语；然而令人惊奇的是，故选B。

2.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。easy容易的； likely可能的； impossible不可能的； comfortable舒适的。根据The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward.我蹬着车使劲往前冲，却发现怎么也到不了那片阳光普照之地。故选C。

3.考查连词及上下文的呼应。before在……之前； after在……之后； as因为； while当……时候。半小时后，精疲力尽的我停止了这场不公平的抗争，意识到自己根本无法到达那片晴朗的天地。故选A。

4.考查介词及短语上下文的呼应。in front of在……前面； on account of 由于；for the sake of为了；at the convenience of为了方便。顿时，我豁然开朗，我在毫不重要的事情上疲于奔波，却不曾欣赏途中的景致，忘记了自己旅行的目的。故选C。

5.考查副词及上下文的呼应。therefore因此； consequently因此； accordingly于是，因此； otherwise另外，否则。的确，我差点错过了途中许多美好的景致。故选D。

6.考查名词及上下文的呼应。puzzle 迷惑； appreciation欣赏，感激； wisdom智慧；shock震惊。我满怀感激地凝望着眼前的景色，故选B。

7.考查动词及上下文的呼应。crowned居……之顶，覆盖,笼罩； covered覆盖；  swept扫除；floated漂浮。树木繁茂的山上，烟雨朦胧；别样的绿树清新明朗，令人神迷。故选A。

8.考查动词及上下文的呼应。enjoy欣赏； embrace拥抱； surround包围；escape逃离。大雨带给我的烦恼顿时消散，想要逃离的欲望也不复存在。故选D。

9.考查名词及上下文的呼应。resources 资源； sources来源； causes 原因；courses路线。它带给我一种全新的视觉景观，让我懂得美与满足就源自于我们身边，故选B。

10.考查名词及上下文的呼应。distance距离； help 帮助； range范围；comprehension理解。只要细心发现便能唾手可得。故选C。

11.考查动词及上下文的呼应。requesting要求，请求； waiting等候； attempting企图，试图； expecting期待。它让我明白，对于无法避免的环境与条件，企图逃避毫无意义，故选C。

12.考查动词及上下文的呼应。meet遇见，面对； avoid  避免； decline下降；change变化。但我可以勇敢面对它们，故选A。

13.考查名词及上下文的呼应。happiness幸福； joy快乐； disappointment失望； surprise吃惊。我知道，只要勇敢地面对困难、失望而不沮丧，成功而不骄傲，那我们的人生之战便取得了一半的胜利。故选C。

14.考查名词及上下文的呼应。failure失败； victory胜利； relief减轻；decision决定。我也更清楚地意识到，危险远非灾难，而失败也许就是最终胜利的先行者。故选B。

15.考查连词及上下文的呼应。if如果； though即使； until 直到……才；unless除非，如果不。归根结底，一切成就如果不（unless）经受道德准则的考验，就会脆弱不堪，危机重重。故选D。

考点：人生百味类短文。